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This film had its American network television premiere as a special episode of "General Electric Theater" (1953) on CBS in 1961. However, it was broadcast in black and white.See more »

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Continuity: Just after the scene where the boy is turned away from boarding the bus, you see him running off with the balloon in his left hand and the satchel in his right however in the next shot it is reversed.See more »

This film is one of my all-time favorites. I consider it a masterpiece, and
an emotionally moving experience. As an allegory on the power of love and
friendship, it is unsurpassed. Yet one senses deeper, more profound meanings
with the balloon as a symbol of the spirit and resilience of life itself,
being able to mutate and regenerate itself in an endless flow of
passion.

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